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So.... thinking about an assault force, and trying the fastest one going; Emperor's Children with the Maru Skara Rite of War. The Open Blade force is likely to take massive casualties (because footslogging marines die in droves) but there are still sixty of the buggers who should be well past the mid-point of the board in their first turn's move.

The Hidden Blade force is Destroyers - partly because I wanted to try them, partly because they seem to fit; fast, good at close-range firepower and decent in the assault as well. If I can come on from the board edge and lay down two Rad Missiles and a Phosphex Bomb each, that should seriously light up the enemy's lines.

The biggest problem is a lack of heavy-duty antitank. The Destroyers all have meltabombs, so can take out a tank or walker fairly easily, but the Assault squads are stuck with a single Meltabomb and Krak grenades.



HQ
- Lord Commander Eidolon, Rite Of War (Maru Skara), Jump Pack
- Legion Champion, Artificer Armour, Boarding Shield, Master-Crafted Phoenix Power Spear, Volkite Serpenta, Melta Bombs, Sonic Shrieker, Jump Pack

Elites
- Legion Destroyer Squad (10), Artificer Armour, Phoenix Power Spear, 2 Phosphex Bombs, Melta Bombs, 2 Missile Launchers
- Legion Destroyer Squad (10), Artificer Armour, Phoenix Power Spear, 2 Phosphex Bombs, Melta Bombs, 2 Missile Launchers
- Legion Destroyer Squad (10), Artificer Armour, Phoenix Power Spear, 2 Phosphex Bombs, Melta Bombs, 2 Missile Launchers

Troops
- Legion Assault Squad (20), Artificer Armour, Phoenix Power Spear, Combat Shield, Melta Bombs
- Legion Assault Squad (20), Artificer Armour, Phoenix Power Spear, Combat Shield, Melta Bombs
- Legion Assault Squad (20), Artificer Armour, Phoenix Power Spear, Combat Shield, Melta Bombs


Thoughts? Advice? Has anyone had any experience with a Maru Skara force?

Boarding shield and jump packs cant be talen together if i recall correctly

Other than that, it looks good

One question though. How do you plan on taking on armour heavy armies?

Both prevent you getting extra attacks, but I don't see any mutual prohibition - like relic blade & storm shield.

Anti tank is mostly melta bombs - I have no shortage of the bloody things (the outflanking destroyers all have melta bombs, not just the sergeants)...

Yea... that's a metric crapload of melta bombs that can move 12" and charge another 13" due to EC rules. EDIT: I just noticed only the assault squad sarge has the melta bombs, not the whole squad.